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Notice to Fish Harvesters - Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in Bonavista Bay, Trinity Bay, Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (HFA 5, 6, 7 and 8) - nf.23.283

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Notice to Fish Harvesters – Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in Bonavista Bay, Trinity Bay, Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (HFA 5, 6, 7 and 8) – nf.23.283
October 6, 2023

FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA

 

NOTICE TO FISH HARVESTERS

 

nf.23.283B

 

2023-268

 

Oct. 6, 2023

 

Mobile Gear Herring Fishery Opening in Bonavista Bay, Trinity Bay, Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (HFA 5, 6, 7 and 8)

 

DFO advises that the Mobile Gear (Purse Seine) Herring fishery will open on Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 0600 hours in Bonavista Bay, Trinity Bay, Conception Bay and the Southern Shore (Herring Fishing Areas 5, 6, 7 and 8).

 

The Regional Director General, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador Regions gives notice that Variation Order 2023-263 has been revoked and Variation Order 2023-268 comes into effect on October 7, 2023.

 

“Notices to Fish Harvesters” for all commercial fisheries are now available online under the Fishery Notices link on the DFO NL Region webpage at https://www.nfl.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/en

 

If you would like to have all “Notices to Fish Harvesters” for commercial fisheries sent directly to you by email please contact: miranda.pryor@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

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For information, contact:

David Small

Senior Area Fisheries Manager

(709) 292-5167

David.Small@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

 

Kelly Firmage-O’Brien

Area Fisheries Manager

(709) 772-5845

Kelly.Firmage-OBrien@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

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Dr. Erin Carruthers

Dr. Erin Carruthers is the Science Director and Senior Fisheries Scientist with the Fish, Food and Allied Workers Union (FFAW-Unifor), which is the labour union that represents the owner-operator fleet in Newfoundland and Labrador. The FFAW is committed to research and management that supports healthy oceans, fisheries, and coastal communities. Dr. Carruthers received her Ph. D. in Biology from Memorial University in 2011 followed by a postdoctoral fellowship with the Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research. Before coming to Newfoundland, Erin worked as a Research Biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada at the St. Andrews Biological Station. Her current research program is co-constructed with fish harvesters and includes research on coastal fishing communities, collaborative longline and trap surveys, and best practices for the avoidance, handling and release of unwanted catch.